CPU upgrade

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Is there much system performance gain if I upgrade my CPU from XP 1800+ to
XP 2100 ? I have 1GB DDR PC2700 and A7N8X mobo.

thanks
 
epl said:
Is there much system performance gain if I upgrade my CPU from XP 1800+ to
XP 2100 ? I have 1GB DDR PC2700 and A7N8X mobo.
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No. Unless, of course, the price is next to nothing.
 
epl said:
Is there much system performance gain if I upgrade my CPU from XP 1800+ to
XP 2100 ? I have 1GB DDR PC2700 and A7N8X mobo.

thanks
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Depends on which 1800 you have, and whether you want to overclock.
 
epl said:
Is there much system performance gain if I upgrade my CPU from XP
1800+ to XP 2100 ? I have 1GB DDR PC2700 and A7N8X mobo
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Hi epl,

Only for games (fps..frames per second) providing you have a geforce4
or newer Radeon series video card and you'd want more cpu than 2100
to notice any difference....like a 2800+ on a 333 or 400 fsb w/dual-
channel ram.

The hard drive loads the programs...so your boot-up and application
start times will remain the same (unless HDD is upgraded or goes to
a Raid type system..if your board allows that).

You might consider a 2600+ or higher on a higer default FSB (front side
bus) which will increase the programs in memory execution speed.
The cpu crunches numbers such as for calculating where a pixel goes
on a screen (games) or for data-base calculations and 2100 over an
1800 is less_than + 10% effective in that area due to other limiting
factors besides cpu speed.

If you have good quality ram and you change the BIOS ram timings...
you will likely outperform a 2100+ that has stock/low ram timings
even with the 1800+.

CPU-Z is a freeware and can help view the ram settings/timings..
http://www.cpuid.com/

Aida 32 is freeware and has a couple of benchmarking tools..(plugin)
http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php (version 3.70 Enterprise is out)

You might want to have a look at this Processor Benchmark review
http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030217/index.html

Ok..have fun! ;-)
 
epl said:
Athlon XP 1800+ (Palomino), upgrade to Athlon based on Barton core, does it
worth it ?

thanks
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Barton starts at 2500. It has extra cache, and the 1800 Palomino is not a
great overclocker.

I have the 2100XP, but now that the Bartons have dropped in price (the 2500
is only about £10 more than my 2100XP), I might have been tempted by the
2500.
 
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